1860s-1870s

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While the Irish were essential in the building of the mills and canals of the city, and later as mill workers, the influx of immigrants to the city of Lowell began in the 1860s and continues to this day. During this time, the arrival of French-Canadians from Quebec, the dynamic of the city was evolving. They were followed shortly after by immigrants from Greece, Portugal, Poland, and various other European countries. The  immigrants formed strong cultural and spiritual communities. People from places like Columbia, Brazil, Cambodia, Nepal, Burma, Iraq, Ghana, Haiti, and many others call Lowell home today.